827 Coupe in Estonia

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Post by Random Hero » Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:54 pm

didn't pass MOT today. As soon as they saw the plexiglass window, they told me to get lost. Anyone got a spare and willing to send?
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Post by MikeMedford » Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:58 pm

which window did you replace?

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Post by John W » Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:39 pm

He needs the N/S quarter window.
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Post by MikeMedford » Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:36 pm

Odd they'd fail it on that, guess they're a bit stricter over there?

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Post by Random Hero » Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:38 pm

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Every one of the stud holes now has a nice crack around it. no way it will pass, unless I bribe them.
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Post by MikeMedford » Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:24 pm

Ah right, thought you meant it failed because it was plexiglass.

http://www.rover800.info/forum/viewtopi ... sc&start=0

Coupe being broken there :)

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Post by Random Hero » Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:32 pm

already asked him, he won't start breaking the car soon.

Called a local company that is the biggest in Estonia and asked them for a spare. The clerk on the phone answered me with no further fuss:"pal, you are screwed." They also told me that the could fix the car with new plexi that looks almost as good as the original and it would cost me about 5quid for the plexi and I'd have to install it myself.

I need a driving car as I am about to move to another town and as my main mechanic friend joined the army. Was thinking of what you'd call heresy, trading the boat in for a 2.2turbo Saab diesel :D After calculating the mpg, fuel prices etc I came to the conclusion that driving the Saab would be 4 times cheaper per mile. The problem is the saab costs almost twice as much, so it would take ages before the saving on the fuel would make up for the higher price. If I manage to get a job, I might just leave the boat as a project car since it would be worth about 2-3 months salary.
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Post by rickt500 » Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:59 pm

Just get new plexi and stick it in with "tiger seal" or whatever you have over there, no screws to worry about and it will look just like glass.
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Post by Random Hero » Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:42 am

put on new rear pads and am confronted with another problem - still no handbrake or rear brakes for that matter. All calipers move smoothly, the handbrake handle takes some grunt to be pulled to the upmost position, does it mean that there is no slack or that the cable is stuck somewhere?

The strength of the handbrake at the moment is not enough to keep the car from rolling down a gentle slope when in drive. On gravel the handbrake should lock up the rear wheels. I tried getting the wheels to block with normal braking, fronts locked up (no abs hehe) but the rear ones kept spinning.

Will it be a good idea to re-tension the handbrake cable or are the brakes mushy because the pads haven't worn in?
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Post by CHR15E » Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:19 pm

There's a thread on here showing how to setup your handbrake properly.

Good idea to have a look at that and see if it helps.
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Post by rickt500 » Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:04 pm

Almost guaranteed caliper problem, much more common than problems with the cables, there is a full rebuild guide in the Suspension / Braking section, however you don't usually need to go that far.

Just freeing up the cable to caliper clevis and freeing up the handbrake levers on the calipers usually sorts it, you may need to spray plenty of WD40 behind the seal at the bottom of the handbrake levers.
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Re: nonstart when warm

Post by terry » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:31 am

Random Hero wrote:
Kyle wrote:I bet most people in the UK wish they could have an 827 coupe as their first car and continental petrol prices !!!!
1 liter of petrol with the octane rating of 98 costs 0.784 GBP here. And it doesn't bother me, not that I am a rich kid, but I live in the middle of a town with a population of 100 000, so I can usually walk and need the car only for showing off :P

Will check the ECU LED.

Since I am a photographer and I'll be doing all the repairs together with a good friend of mine, I'll post some updates .... one day.

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Re: nonstart when warm

Post by Charles827si » Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:41 am

terry wrote:
Random Hero wrote:
Kyle wrote:I bet most people in the UK wish they could have an 827 coupe as their first car and continental petrol prices !!!!
1 liter of petrol with the octane rating of 98 costs 0.784 GBP here. And it doesn't bother me, not that I am a rich kid, but I live in the middle of a town with a population of 100 000, so I can usually walk and need the car only for showing off :P

Will check the ECU LED.

Since I am a photographer and I'll be doing all the repairs together with a good friend of mine, I'll post some updates .... one day.
Hi Terry, welcome to the forum. Are you by any chance located somewhere in Estonia?
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